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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FCPS has been strangely silent on a press release.  I’m also very curious about how the “free meals for all” policy affected the applicant pool including special education, etc.  [/quote]

Based on the article, I don’t think any kids with IEPs were admitted this year.  The Special Education experience factor is tiny (20Pts?) and the free meals experience factor is 90 points.  If you had a school where a lot of kids checked yes to the meals questions, that would overwhelm any kids that might have the special education.  [/quote]

Has FCPS issued a press release?  The Washington Post article was strangely silent on Special Education.  [/quote]

Don't a lot of parents also buy those designations with private diagnosis to get their kids extra time on exams? I read this had tripled over the past decade especially at upper middle class schools.[/quote]

Is it really good to disclose this information? DD was diagnosed with ADHD but I have never mentioned it to the school. She's high IQ ADHD. She doesn't struggle with her grades. She's straight A with all honor courses. She's now waitlisted for TJ. I hesitated whether I should file an appeal to disclose this information. I am afraid this marker will follow her in her whole life and it may not be good for her to be treated differently. Maybe it sounds good to have extra exam time for now. But who knows if she may loose some opportunities in the future because of this reason? ADHD is considered as a disability. There is discrimination on disabilities no matter what. I also don't want her to take ADHD medication. They are harmful to the health, right? Actually I don't know if it's good or not to keep it unknown to the school. Anybody has experience dealing with this?[/quote]

There are a good number of different ADHD meds and they are not bad for the body. Some people have side effects so you stop that med and try a different one. I don't think that you have room for an appeal, you choose not to disclose that information on the application. The school did not discriminate. [/quote]

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